Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
The only valid measurement of code quality: WTFs / minute
Thom Holwerda
Fight code entropy.
John Carmack
Think twice before you start programming or you will program twice before you start thinking.
Anonymous
In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word "frustration".
Alan J. Perlis
A fool with a tool is still a fool.
Anonymous
FORTRAN is not a flower but a weed — it is hardy, occasionally blooms, and grows in every computer.
Alan J. Perlis
Whenever two programmers meet to criticize their programs, both are silent.
Alan J. Perlis
When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.
R. Buckminster Fuller
Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.
Alan J. Perlis
Why did the Roman Empire collapse? What is Latin for office automation?
Alan J. Perlis